In San Francisco, the Rabbi Had an Epiphany

Updated Feb. 20, 2003 12:01 a.m. ET

In his Feb. 12 editorial-page commentary "The Antiwar Anti-Semites," Rabbi Michael Lerner says: "Imagine my surprise when I found out that I am banned from speaking at a peace really [in San Francisco] this Sunday." The rally's organizers banned Rabbi Lerner, a veteran political activist, after he denounced the anti-Semitism of those on the far left who dominate the leadership of the antiwar movement.

While I admire Rabbi Lerner for speaking out, I can't imagine why he was surprised the rally organizers...